The unemployment rate in Canada has risen to 7.1% in August, the highest level since May 2016 outside of the pandemic era, Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported Friday. The surge in the jobless rate ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's job market made a surprise gain in October, reversing past declines, and its unemployment rate fell, data showed on Friday, a bright spot in a country that has suffered from ...

OTTAWA--Unemployment in Canada again edged higher in May, hitting its highest level since the peak of the pandemic as hiring remained lackluster. Statistics Canada reported Friday that Canada's ...

OTTAWA--A surprise surge in hiring after little movement in recent months helped pull Canada's unemployment down in June, the first decline since the first month of 2025. Employers in the country ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.9% in June as the wholesale and retail trade sectors as well as manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance all saw surprise job ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's economy posted a surprise 60,400 net job gains in September, almost entirely reversing the losses of the previous month, data showed on Friday, but was not enough to bring ...

Bank of Nova Scotia said on Tuesday it was cautiously optimistic going into 2026 betting on Canada's ambitious energy ...

OTTAWA--A surprise surge in hiring helped pull Canada's unemployment rate down for the first time since January, a signal of resilience despite the stresses and uncertainty brought on by the Trump ...

Bank of Nova Scotia said on Tuesday it was cautiously optimistic going into 2026 betting on Canada's ambitious energy ...

OTTAWA–The trade war with the U.S. is taking its toll on Canada’s labor market, though pockets of resilience point to softness rather than a collapse, even if finding work is becoming tougher.